Ear and brow muff



May 13, 1941. 'R. P. REINEMER EAR AND BROW MUFF Filed Jan. 17,

ATTORNEYS provements in Patented May 13, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE EAR AND BROW MUFF Eric P. Reinemer, Circle, Mont. ApplicationJanuary 17, 1940, Serial No. 314,302 Claims. (01. 2-209) My inventionrelates to new and useful imear and brow muiis.

An important object of my invention is the provision of a muff assemblythat has both ear and brow covers incorporated therewith in a manner toafford the wearer adequate protection for both the ear and foreheadportion of the head during severe and inclement weather conditions.

Another object of my inventionis the provision of an ear and brow mufiassembly that is adjustable to fit any size or shape of head and whereinthe ear andbrow covers are adjustable relative to the supporting meansto permit them to be accurately fitted to the head of the wearer.

Still another object of my invention is the provision of an assembly ofthe above-mentioned character'wherein the furry outer side of the coversmay be applied to the head and wherein means are provided to hold thesaid covers in appressed intimate contact with the head.

Yet another object of my invention is the provision of a muff assemblythat may be folded into a small and compact package when not in use,thus permitting the same to be easily and expeditiously carried in thepocket until needed.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a muff assemblythat may be attractively suspended around the neck when not in positionover the ears and brow of the wearer.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a mufiassembly that may be readily adapted to display one school color on thebrow muif, and the other school color, or colors, on the ear muffs;graduation numerals or monograms may also be attractively displayed withthe monogram on the brow muff, and the letters on the ear muffs.

Other objects and advantages of my invention, will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which likenumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a side elevation of a mufi assembly embodying my invention,and showing the same applied to the head of a person,

Figure 2 is a perspective View of the muil assembly, and showing thecovers removed therefrom,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of one of the covers andsupporting means therefor,

Figure 4 is a front elevation of an ear cover. supporting frame andretaining clip,

I of the band. The opposite end and 24 interiorly tion 30 of the bodyFigure 5 is a transverse sectional View, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure4,

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 6-6 of Figure4, and

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional View, taken on the line 1-1 of Figure6.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration, isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral l0 designatesan adjustable elastic band having the retaining clips ll slidablyassociated therewith. The cover supporting frames l2 are carried by theclips in a manner to hold the covers 32 in appressed intimate contactwith the ears and forehead of the wearer.

A ring I3 is fixedly connected to the end l4 iii of the band passesthrough the sliding buckle. it, through the elongated slot I! in thehook l8 and with the extremity thereof fixedly secured to the saidsliding buckle. The buckle is slidable along the band and, by alteringits position thereon, the length of the band may be selectively variedto fit any size or shape of head.

The retaining clips H are provided with a pair of spaced parallel slotsl9 and 20 at substantially the middle thereof whichslidably receive theband ill in a manner whereby the main body of the clip will be disposedinteriorly-of the band and wherein the portions of the band extendingfromthe clip will be disposed in overlapping relation with the portionsthereof laterally of the slots to hold the clip in appressed relationwith the head. The lateral marginal edges 2| and 22 of the clips arerolled in the direction of the extending portions of the band to definesleeve or barrel portions 23 and 24.

The cover supporting frames l2 made of wire, or the like, arefashionedinto a substantially elliptical shape and have the oppositeends thereof bent inwardly, as at 25 and 26, to define inwardlyextending radially disposed terminals 21 and 28 received by the sleeves23 and 24 of the retaining clips H. The main body 29 of the coversupporting frames is disposed outside the compass of the band and withthe terminal ends 21 and 23 disposed within the sleeve portions 23 ofthe band. With reference be noted that the upper por- 29 curvesoutwardly of the band and that the lower portion SI of the body curvesinwardly in a manner whereby the cover 32 mounted on the supportingframe will be held in appressed intimate relation with the head byreason of the resilient action of the band on to Figure 6, it will theterminal ends 21 and 28 of the supporting frame. The cover members madeof rabbits fur, lambs wool, or the like, so that the furry or villousouter side 33 thereof may be applied to the head in a manner toadequately protect the same from severe and inclement weatherconditions. The periphery of the cover is provided with a ban dofelastic material 34 to pull or draw the peripheral edge of the coverrearwardly of the supporting frame l2 and to hold the cover againstdisplacement relative to the said frame.

As illustrated in Figure 2 the middle frame I2 is substantiallyelongated to cover the entire width of the forehead and the cover 32carried thereby is proportionately elongated to-protect the entireforehead.

It may thus be seen that the elastic'band 1H1 is adjustable as to lengthto permit the same to be easily and expeditiously accommodated to thehead and that, by virtue of the resilient action of the band on theterminal ends 21 and 28 of the cover supporting frames l2, the coverswill be held in intimate contact with the ears and forehead of thewearer and that the retaining clips H are slidable on the band to permitthe covers to be properly fitted to the head of the wearer.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the'same, and thatvarious changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from th spirit of my invention, or scopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. An ear muff including a cover member; an

elastic band; a clip having the side edges thereof rolled to definesleeve portions and spaced slots intermediate the sleeves to receivethe'band; and a frame to support the cover, said frame having endsreceived by the sleeve portions of the said clip.

2. An ear muff having, in combination, an elastic band; a clip havingthe lateral edges thereof rolled in the same direction to define sleeveportions and spaced slots intermediate of 32 are preferably having thelateral edges and parallel with the sleeve portions to slidably receivethe band; and a substantially hypocycloidal shaped frame supporting themuif and having ends received by the sleeve portions of the said clip.

3. An ear muff having, in combination, a clip thereof rolled to definesleeve portions and spaced vertical slots intermediate the said sleeveportions; an arcuate frame having ends bent inwardly and extendingradially relative thereto and received by the sleeve portions of theclip; and an elastic band extending through the slots in the clip, saidband being disposed under the frame but over the ends thereof to urgethe muff into close intimate contact with the body of the wearer.

4. In an ear muff the combination of a cover; an elastic band; a cliphaving spaced slots slidably receiving the band, the lateral edges ofthe clip being rolled in the direction of the band to define sleeveportions; and a wire frame disposed exteriorly of the band andsupporting the cover, the ends of the frame being'curved inwardly andreceived by the sleeve portions of the clip rearwardly of the band.

5. In an ear muff assembly including an elastic" head band, theimprovements comprising muffs disposed at spaced intervals along theband, said intervals being unique to position at least one of the mufisin covering relation with the forehead of the wearer and other of themuffs in covering relation with the ears of the wearer, said mufis beingheld in association with the band by. clips having the lateral edgesthereof rolled to define sleeve .portions and being formed with spacedvertical slots intermediate the said sleeve portions,'and an arcuateframe having ends bent inwardly and extending radially relative theretoand received by the sleeve portions of each of the clips, said elastichead band extending through the slots in the clips, passing under theframes but over the, radially disposed ends thereof in a manner to urgethe muffs carried by the frames into closeintimate contact with the headof the wearer.

RNO P. REINEMER.

